Dark Carnival

Just like many of Edgar Allen Poe’s writings, “The Cask of Amontillado” shows the dark side of human nature. Edgar Allen Poe’s story chronicles the true intentions of a vengeful man that goes by his last name, Montresor. Montresor lives by a quote that his family often said; “Nemo me impune lacessit.” When this Latin quote is translated, it means “no one attacks me with impunity.” This motto is important for understanding the protagonist’s grimy character. Through careful character analyzation…

Montresor manipulated every single situation to work to his advantage. Montresor used deception to insure the departure of his servants on the evening of his revenge. He orders his servants to stay at home while he goes out into the carnival. He states in the story, “These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.” (Poe 3) Montresor knew this would ensure their departure as soon as he left his home since…

another factor that confirms him as either a sociopath or a psychopath. Lastly, it seems that Montresor lacks many social connections and has a hard time keeping hold of them, which can be drawn from his lack of participation in the festivities of carnival. Thus, Montresor displays many characteristics in his dealings with Fortunato and throughout his plot of revenge to classify him as psychopath or a sociopath, but due to the lack of prior information, it is unclear as both could be possible…

especially during the carnival celebration. Another symbol in the story is the cask of Amontillado because it is used to intoxicate Fortunato to the next level. He then follows Montresor into the catacombs unaware of his premeditated murderous…

are. The narrator in the story informs the readers that he has been deeply hurt by Fortunato, because Fortunato insulted him. The narrator must get revenge on Fortunato and meets up with him at a carnival celebration. Fortunato is already drunk from celebrating when the narrator arrives at the carnival and he uses this to his advantage. The narrator starts to brag and mentions about a rare brandy called Amontillado in his cellar. Fortunato insist that he must see this rare wine. They go to the…

Life after the lake The factors that make us who we are today, what we cherish the most, what we hope and pray for day by day. Many of the factors that make us who we are, we don’t even think about them at all. For instance, many traditions have become customary in cultural around the world as in celebrating birthdays with balloons and homemade cake and ice cream. The sense of thankfulness for safety, an appreciation for the outdoors, a thankfulness for the cultural. We’ve all had a childhood…

Unlike “MS. Found in a Bottle” in which the narrator dreads the apparent phenomenon of the whirlpool, “The Fall of the House of Usher” shows that fear of death lies in the fear of the intangible and the unknown. Roderick Usher believes that he will die of fear. When he is foreshadowing his death, he says: "the period will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together, in some struggle with the grim phantasm, FEAR" (Poe, The Fall 392). Usher tries to explain to the Narrator…

Connoisseurs often state how “wine improves with age”. Although the process of aging may alter the flavor compounds, texture, or color of the beverage, one cannot predict improvement nor deterioration. Centuries have passed since Edgar Allan Poe describes the death of a gullible fool, yet the taste of a murderer’s Amontillado wine remains bittersweet. Although the work is fictional, “The Cask of Amontillado” provides a realistic, emotional, and dismal libretto, depicted as a tale of revenge and…

deliberately jounced the limb so you would fall off” (69-70). Gene is introduced to the darkness inside of himself when Finny’s accident happens. The jealous rage that pushed Gene to hurt Finny and the guilt that racked up inside of him began to show him the dark feelings that exist in the world. While contemplating enlisting, Gene thinks to himself that, “The war would be deadly all right. But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly…

but while he were walking through the woods at night we heard this awful noise, and it scared us enough that we ran back and out of the woods!” Battles friendships have developed since he has arrived here and while he is not allowed outside after dark Battle was willing to take the punishment if he could spend time with his friends. Battle claims that the most challenging aspect to his adolescence is moving which forces him to lose friends. There are some up turns to moving, Battle enjoys making…